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Life Expectancy in Bulgaria vs South Africa (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 76.1 years in Bulgaria vs 66.7 in South Africa. Bulgaria is ranked 84/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Bulgaria, the life expectancy is 72.7 years for males and 79.7 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Bulgaria vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.1 72.7 79.7 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 76 72.5 79.5 66.5 63 70
2024 75.8 72.3 79.4 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 75.6 72.2 79.2 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 74 70.5 77.7 65.5 61.8 69
2021 71.4 68 75.1 62 59.2 64.8
2020 73.6 70 77.5 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 75.1 71.6 78.7 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 74.9 71.5 78.5 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 74.8 71.4 78.3 65.4 62 68.6
2016 74.8 71.3 78.5 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 74.6 71.2 78.1 64.1 60.8 67
2014 74.5 71.1 78 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 74.8 71.3 78.5 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 74.3 70.9 77.9 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 74.2 70.7 77.7 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 73.8 70.4 77.4 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 73.7 70.2 77.3 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 73.3 69.8 77 56 53.5 58.1
2007 73 69.5 76.6 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 72.7 69.2 76.3 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 72.6 69 76.3 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 72.6 69.1 76.3 54 51.9 55.8
2003 72.4 68.9 76 54.2 52 56.3
2002 72.1 68.8 75.6 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 71.9 68.5 75.4 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 71.6 68.3 75 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 71.6 68.2 75.1 59.2 56.1 62
1998 70.9 67.3 74.7 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 70.3 67 73.9 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 70.8 67.4 74.6 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 71 67.4 74.9 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 70.9 67.2 74.8 62.1 58.8 66
1993 71.2 67.6 75.1 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 71.2 67.8 74.8 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 71.2 68.1 74.5 63 59.5 67
1990 71.3 68.1 74.8 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 71.5 68.3 74.9 63 59.6 66.8
1988 71.4 68.3 74.8 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 71.3 68.3 74.6 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 71.6 68.5 74.8 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 71 68.1 74.3 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 71.3 68.4 74.5 61.8 59 64.9
1983 71.2 68.4 74.3 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 71.1 68.4 74 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 71.5 68.8 74.3 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 71.1 68.5 73.9 60 57.5 62.7
1979 71.2 68.6 74 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 71.1 68.7 73.7 59 56.6 61.6
1977 70.8 68.3 73.5 58.5 56.2 61
1976 71.4 69 73.9 58 55.8 60.4
1975 71 68.6 73.5 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 71.2 69 73.6 57.1 55 59.4
1973 71.3 69 73.7 56.7 54.6 59
1972 70.9 68.6 73.2 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 70.9 68.6 73.2 56 53.8 58.4
1970 71.3 69.1 73.5 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 70.5 68.3 72.8 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 71.2 69.2 73.3 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 70.4 68.4 72.5 55 52.9 57.2
1966 71.2 69.3 73.2 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 71.3 69.4 73.2 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 71.1 69.4 73 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 70.3 68.7 72 53.9 52 56
1962 69.5 67.8 71.3 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 70.2 68.4 72.1 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 69.2 67.5 70.9 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 66.6 65.1 68.2 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 68.7 67 70.4 51.1 49.5 53
1957 66.6 64.9 68.3 50.2 48.6 52
1956 65.2 63.5 66.9 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 64.8 63.1 66.6 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 64.4 62.7 66.2 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 64.2 62.5 66 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 59.6 58.1 61.1 45 44 46.2
1951 60.7 59.1 62.3 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 61.5 59.7 63.3 43.1 42.2 44.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 62.4 years in Bulgaria and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.8 healthy years in Bulgaria and 11.3 in South Africa.

Bulgaria vs South Africa life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Bulgaria and South Africa, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
47.1 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
77.1 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
79.8 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Bulgaria South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 98.5% 99.3% 93.6% 95.5%
50 94.5% 97.4% 83.6% 88.9%
60 84.2% 92.9% 68.1% 79.2%
65 75.6% 89.0% 58.1% 72.5%
70 64.7% 83.4% 46.7% 63.7%
75 51.9% 74.8% 35.1% 53.0%
80 37.3% 61.2% 24.0% 40.5%
85 21.8% 41.0% 14.9% 27.9%
90 8.8% 19.1% 7.8% 16.1%
95 2.0% 5.0% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.2% 0.6% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Bulgaria South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 100.9 100.8 100.9 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100 99.9 100 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.1 99 99.1 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.2 98.2 98.3 100 99.9 100
95 97.4 97.3 97.4 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.6 96.5 96.6 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 95.8 95.6 95.8 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95 94.8 95 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94.2 94.1 94.3 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.5 93.3 93.5 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.7 92.5 92.8 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 92 91.8 92.2 94 93.7 94.1
87 91.4 91.1 91.5 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.7 90.4 90.9 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 90.1 89.8 90.3 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 89.5 89.1 89.7 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 89 88.5 89.2 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 88.4 87.9 88.7 90 89.4 90.3
81 87.9 87.3 88.2 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 87.4 86.7 87.8 88.8 88 89.1
79 86.9 86.2 87.3 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 86.5 85.6 87 87.5 86.7 88
77 86 85.1 86.6 86.9 86 87.4
76 85.6 84.6 86.2 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 85.2 84.2 85.9 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 84.8 83.7 85.6 85.2 84 85.9
73 84.5 83.2 85.3 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 84.1 82.7 85.1 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 83.8 82.3 84.8 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 83.4 81.9 84.6 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 83.1 81.4 84.3 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 82.8 81 84.1 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 82.4 80.6 83.9 81.6 80 82.8
66 82.1 80.2 83.7 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 81.8 79.8 83.5 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 81.5 79.4 83.3 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 81.3 79.1 83.1 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 81 78.7 83 79.4 77.4 81
61 80.7 78.4 82.8 79 76.9 80.7
60 80.5 78 82.6 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 80.2 77.7 82.5 78.3 76 80.1
58 80 77.4 82.3 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 79.8 77.2 82.2 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 79.5 76.9 82 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 79.4 76.6 81.9 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 79.2 76.4 81.8 76.5 74 78.7
53 79 76.2 81.7 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 78.8 76 81.6 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 78.7 75.8 81.5 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 78.5 75.6 81.4 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 78.4 75.4 81.3 75 72.2 77.4
48 78.2 75.3 81.2 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 78.1 75.1 81.1 74.4 71.6 77
46 78 75 81 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 77.9 74.9 81 73.9 71 76.5
44 77.8 74.8 80.9 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 77.7 74.7 80.8 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 77.7 74.6 80.8 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 77.6 74.5 80.7 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 77.5 74.4 80.7 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 77.5 74.3 80.6 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 77.4 74.3 80.6 72.2 69.2 75
37 77.4 74.2 80.6 72 68.9 74.8
36 77.3 74.1 80.5 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 77.3 74.1 80.5 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 77.2 74 80.5 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 77.2 73.9 80.5 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 77.1 73.9 80.4 71 67.9 73.9
31 77.1 73.9 80.4 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 77.1 73.8 80.4 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 77 73.8 80.4 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 77 73.7 80.3 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 77 73.7 80.3 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 76.9 73.6 80.3 70 66.8 73.1
25 76.9 73.6 80.3 69.9 66.6 73
24 76.9 73.6 80.3 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 76.8 73.5 80.3 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 76.8 73.5 80.2 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 76.8 73.5 80.2 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 76.8 73.4 80.2 69.3 66 72.6
19 76.7 73.4 80.2 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 76.7 73.3 80.2 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 76.7 73.3 80.1 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 76.7 73.3 80.1 69 65.7 72.3
15 76.6 73.3 80.1 69 65.6 72.3
14 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 76.6 73.2 80.1 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 76.6 73.2 80 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 76.5 73.1 80 68.7 65.3 72
4 76.5 73.1 80 68.6 65.2 72
3 76.5 73.1 80 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 76.5 73.1 80 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 76.5 73.1 80 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 76.1 72.7 79.7 66.7 63.1 70.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Bulgaria can expect to live to 77.1 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 81.8 and 80.7 at 65, and to 87.4 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 76.1 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Bulgaria and South Africa.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Bulgaria South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.38% 0.21% 0.56% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.64% 0.34% 0.93% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 1.03% 0.56% 1.49% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 1.6% 0.88% 2.3% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 2.39% 1.33% 3.42% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 3.44% 1.94% 4.92% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 4.82% 2.77% 6.82% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 6.54% 3.84% 9.17% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 8.62% 5.17% 12% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 11.1% 6.76% 15.3% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 13.8% 8.67% 18.9% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 16.9% 10.8% 22.9% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 20.2% 13.2% 27.2% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 23.7% 15.7% 31.6% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 27.4% 18.5% 36.1% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 31% 21.4% 40.6% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 34.7% 24.3% 45% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 38.3% 27.3% 49.3% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 41.8% 30.4% 53.3% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 45.3% 33.5% 57.1% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 48.6% 36.6% 60.6% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 51.7% 39.7% 63.8% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 54.6% 42.6% 66.7% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 57.3% 45.4% 69.4% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 59.9% 48.2% 71.8% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 62.3% 50.9% 74% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 64.6% 53.6% 76% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 66.8% 56.2% 77.9% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 68.9% 58.7% 79.6% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 70.9% 61.1% 81.1% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 72.8% 63.5% 82.5% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 74.5% 65.7% 83.8% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 76.2% 67.9% 85% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 77.9% 70.1% 86.1% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 79.4% 72.2% 87.1% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 80.9% 74.1% 88% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 82.2% 76% 88.9% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 83.6% 77.8% 89.7% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 84.8% 79.5% 90.5% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 86% 81.1% 91.2% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 87.1% 82.6% 91.9% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 88.1% 84% 92.5% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 89.1% 85.3% 93.1% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 90% 86.5% 93.7% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 90.8% 87.7% 94.1% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 91.5% 88.7% 94.6% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 92.2% 89.6% 95% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 92.9% 90.5% 95.4% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 93.5% 91.3% 95.7% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 94% 92.1% 96.1% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 94.5% 92.7% 96.4% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 94.9% 93.3% 96.7% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 95.4% 93.9% 96.9% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 95.7% 94.4% 97.1% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 96% 94.8% 97.3% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 96.3% 95.2% 97.5% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 96.6% 95.6% 97.7% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 96.8% 95.9% 97.9% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 97% 96.1% 98% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 97.2% 96.4% 98.1% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 97.4% 96.6% 98.3% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 97.6% 96.8% 98.4% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 97.7% 97% 98.5% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 97.9% 97.2% 98.5% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 98% 97.4% 98.6% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 98.1% 97.5% 98.7% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 98.4% 98% 98.9% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 98.6% 98.2% 99% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 98.7% 98.3% 99% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 99% 98.8% 99.2% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 99% 98.9% 99.2% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 99.2% 99% 99.3% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 87.1% of newborns in Bulgaria and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 72.8% and 51.6% past 70, 48.6% and 30.2% past 80, and only 13.8% and 11.3% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Bulgaria South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 42.6% 42.7% 42.6% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 40.2% 40.5% 40.1% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 37.9% 38.3% 37.7% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 35.5% 36.2% 35.3% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 33.1% 34% 32.8% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 30.7% 31.7% 30.3% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 28.5% 29.9% 27.9% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 26.3% 28% 25.6% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 24.2% 25.7% 23.5% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 22.1% 23.5% 21.4% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 20.1% 22% 19.4% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 18.2% 19.9% 17.5% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 16.4% 17.8% 15.7% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 14.7% 16.3% 14% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 13.2% 14.9% 12.4% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 11.8% 13.5% 11% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 10.6% 12.1% 9.79% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 9.41% 10.9% 8.63% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 8.45% 10.2% 7.55% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 7.6% 9.36% 6.64% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 6.78% 8.48% 5.83% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 5.96% 7.59% 5.02% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 5.29% 6.85% 4.37% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 4.77% 6.25% 3.86% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 4.32% 5.76% 3.4% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 3.91% 5.34% 2.98% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 3.57% 4.97% 2.62% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 3.31% 4.65% 2.36% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 3.06% 4.33% 2.14% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 2.79% 3.97% 1.91% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 2.54% 3.65% 1.69% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 2.37% 3.44% 1.52% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 2.23% 3.26% 1.4% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 2.09% 3.07% 1.28% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.94% 2.86% 1.15% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 1.81% 2.66% 1.06% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.69% 2.47% 0.99% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.57% 2.29% 0.92% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.47% 2.13% 0.85% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.38% 2.01% 0.8% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.26% 1.81% 0.74% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.15% 1.64% 0.67% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.08% 1.55% 0.62% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 0.99% 1.42% 0.57% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.9% 1.27% 0.53% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.83% 1.16% 0.49% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.76% 1.07% 0.44% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.69% 0.99% 0.39% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.63% 0.89% 0.36% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.57% 0.79% 0.34% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.52% 0.71% 0.32% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.48% 0.66% 0.29% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.43% 0.6% 0.26% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.38% 0.51% 0.23% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.31% 0.42% 0.2% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.28% 0.37% 0.18% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.24% 0.31% 0.16% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.2% 0.27% 0.13% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.15% 0.2% 0.09% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.14% 0.19% 0.08% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.1% 0.15% 0.06% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.06% 0.08% 0.03% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 0.46% 0.52% 0.39% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/south-africa | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Bulgaria compared to South Africa, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.46% in the birth year in Bulgaria and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.07% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.26% vs 2.08% at 60, and 6.78% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Bulgaria vs South Africa

Bulgaria
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Bulgaria South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 11.6 0 32.4 359 204.6 501
99 257.1 139.5 372 475 280.8 655
98 389 214 562 572 340 787
97 567 317 811 677 406 928
96 791 451 1,123 789 478 1,077
95 1,058 616 1,491 909 558 1,236
94 1,372 826 1,905 1,031 642 1,393
93 1,721 1,076 2,352 1,148 729 1,540
92 2,082 1,328 2,820 1,257 818 1,670
91 2,440 1,591 3,273 1,363 912 1,794
90 2,790 1,902 3,665 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 3,085 2,156 4,006 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 3,313 2,348 4,273 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,495 2,570 4,422 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,621 2,762 4,487 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,678 2,885 4,481 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,664 2,939 4,406 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,605 2,985 4,249 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,536 3,088 4,020 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 3,444 3,140 3,791 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 3,296 3,106 3,532 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 3,081 3,010 3,202 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,888 2,915 2,917 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,732 2,839 2,678 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,584 2,776 2,442 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,439 2,719 2,208 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,308 2,664 1,994 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,210 2,613 1,837 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,111 2,542 1,703 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,975 2,428 1,548 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,847 2,318 1,394 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,764 2,261 1,277 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,701 2,214 1,191 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,630 2,152 1,104 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,540 2,066 1,002 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,462 1,975 930 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,389 1,881 880 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,313 1,781 825 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,246 1,696 772 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,189 1,628 728 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,100 1,498 676 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,011 1,374 624 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 961 1,318 581 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 895 1,227 538 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 818 1,113 498 1,242 1,519 978
55 755 1,024 462 1,190 1,459 929
54 701 958 420 1,137 1,397 881
53 643 895 371 1,085 1,337 835
52 587 814 345 1,037 1,279 795
51 536 728 329 994 1,223 760
50 489 658 305 954 1,171 731
49 452 612 279.6 918 1,120 707
48 414 562 253.9 883 1,071 686
47 362 484 228.2 850 1,022 668
46 320 422 207.9 818 974 652
45 303 401 195 786 928 635
44 269.4 353 177.6 755 884 619
43 230.5 297.7 157.1 724 842 601
42 209.5 274 139.2 695 804 581
41 196.4 259.3 127.9 667 770 560
40 177.6 229.7 121.7 639 738 538
39 158.6 208.2 105.8 613 708 515
38 144.8 196.7 89.4 587 680 492
37 135.5 185.2 82.5 562 653 470
36 119.3 161.1 75 538 626 449
35 105.7 142.3 66.9 515 600 429
34 104.1 144.4 61.2 493 575 410
33 100.7 142 56.5 471 551 392
32 84.5 116 51 450 527 374
31 74.7 102.1 45.6 429 504 355
30 71.3 98.7 42.2 408 481 335
29 68.3 93.2 41.6 386 458 314
28 64.2 85.9 40.9 363 434 291.3
27 61.1 83.3 37.8 339 410 266.7
26 61.1 89 32 314 384 241.5
25 61 91.4 28.7 289.1 358 217.1
24 57.4 81.5 31.4 264.7 331 195.1
23 52.9 72.3 31.9 241.4 304 176
22 49.7 68.3 29.9 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 49.4 69.7 27.9 198.1 249 145.6
20 52.7 74.7 29.4 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 56.6 77.7 34.1 158 194.2 121.2
18 49 66.9 30 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 37.4 51.7 22.4 119.5 142.6 96
16 31.3 42.9 19.1 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 27.2 35.5 18.4 85 99.4 70.2
14 22.6 27.7 17.1 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 17.1 20.6 13.4 58.9 68.7 49
12 14 18 9.73 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 14.9 20.2 9.28 43 50.5 35.3
10 13.7 15.8 11.5 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 11.9 12.2 11.6 37 43.9 30
8 12.4 16.3 8.27 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 13.7 16.2 11 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 14.1 14.8 13.4 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 13.1 17.3 8.71 67.2 79 55.4
4 14.8 19.6 9.7 95.3 110.3 80
3 20.8 19.1 22.5 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 24.8 24.5 25 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 36.6 33.6 39.8 343 375 310
0 456 519 390 2,192 2,441 1,934

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/bulgaria/south-africa | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Bulgaria, the most common age of death is 85, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 79.5 in Bulgaria and 70.8 in South Africa, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Bulgaria and South Africa more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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